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However, theoretical research on the dynamics of bistable energy harvesters based on asymmetric bistable composite laminated plate and shell structures has not been conducted. In this paper, a theoretical model on the dynamics of an energy harvester based on an asymmetric bistable composite laminated shell is established. The dynamic snap-through, the nonlinear vibrations and the voltage output with two potential wells of the bistable energy harvester are studied. The influence of the amplitude and the frequency for the base excitation on the bistable energy harvester is studied. When the frequency for the base excitation with a suitable amplitude in the frequency sweeping is located in a specific range or the amplitude for the base excitation with a suitable frequency in the amplitude sweeping is located in a specific range, the large-amplitude dynamic snap-through, nonlinear vibrations and voltage output with two potential wells can be found to occur. The amplitude and the frequency for the base excitation interact on each other for the specific amplitude or frequency range which migrates due to the softening nonlinearity. The vibration in the process of the dynamic snap-through behaves as the chaotic vibration. The nonlinear vibrations of the bistable system behave as the periodic vibration, the quasi-periodic vibration and the chaotic vibration. This study provides a theoretical reference for the design of energy harvesters based on asymmetric bistable composite laminated plate and shell structures.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/sym13122405","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,14]],"date-time":"2021-12-14T01:22:05Z","timestamp":1639444925000},"page":"2405","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Study on Dynamic Snap-Through and Nonlinear Vibrations of an Energy Harvester Based on an Asymmetric Bistable Composite Laminated Shell"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Ting","family":"Dong","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Vibrations and Strength of Mechanical Structures, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, College of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Electronic Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xinhua","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Key Laboratory of Performance Guarantee on Urban Rail Transit Vehicles, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 102616, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jun","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Beijing Key Laboratory of Performance Guarantee on Urban Rail Transit Vehicles, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 102616, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,13]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1023\/B:NODY.0000017466.71383.d5","article-title":"On the nonlinear bynamics of a buckled beam subjected to a primary-resonance excitation","volume":"35","author":"Emam","year":"2004","journal-title":"Nonlinear Dyn."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"499","DOI":"10.1007\/BF00053693","article-title":"Nonlinear response of a parametrically excited buckled beam","volume":"4","author":"Nayfeh","year":"1993","journal-title":"Nonlinear Dyn."},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"95","DOI":"10.1023\/A:1008389810246","article-title":"Experimental validation of reduction methods for nonlinear vibrations of distributed-parameter systems: Analysis of a buckled beam","volume":"17","author":"Lacarbonara","year":"1998","journal-title":"Nonlinear Dyn."},{"key":"ref_4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3431","DOI":"10.1016\/j.compscitech.2008.09.036","article-title":"Bistable Prestressed Buckled Laminates","volume":"68","author":"Daynes","year":"2008","journal-title":"Compos. 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